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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Change in Skill Development Programmes Post Covid-19
 through National Skill Development Corporation  is imparting on-line skilling through ‘e-SkillIndia’ platform in the midst of COVID-19 lockdown. Further, Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted the conduct of skill training programmes in physical form from September 21, 2020 onwards. Accordingly, Standard Operating Procedures  has been issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare  for restarting the training.
Under PMKVY, as on 17.03.2020, 42.02 lakh and 33.66 lakh candidates have been trained and certified, respectively, under Short Term Training  courses. Out of these certified candidates, 17.54 lakh candidates have been provided with placement. Also, 49.12 lakh candidates who already have the informal skills but are not formally certified have been oriented under Recognition of Prior Learning  component of the scheme.
Various initiatives have been taken to enhance placement of the certified candidates. Some of the major initiatives are as follows:
- Training Providers/ Training Centres  have to organize Rozgar Melas with the support of Sector Skill Councils;
- Last tranche of payment  to TPs/TCs is based on placement of certified candidates;
- Additional incentives are given to TPs/TCs for placing candidates above the minimum required level;
- Allocation of fresh targets to TPs/TCs is based on their placement performance.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R.K. Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
M/O RTH Issues advissory asking States / UTs To Implement System of Vehicle Registration Based on Valid Type Certificate & Form 22
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways  has issued an advisory to all State / Union Territory  Administrations to implement the system of vehicle registration as per Rules notified under the Central Motor Vehicle Act 1988. The Ministry in its advisory has stated that it has come to the notice to the Ministry that in some States, vehicles are not being registered in spite of vehicles having Valid Type Approval  and that each model of the vehicle is subjected to physical inspection by the State Transport Department before their registration in the States.
The Advisory states, “VAHAN system provides a mechanism for the inventory of vehicles being uploaded by the vehicle manufacturers against valid type approval certificates. Unless and until there are reasons for disputing the specifications of vehicles supplied, the pre-inspection of a model of vehicle, already type approved should not be resorted to as it leads to unnecessary delay and harassment. Transport departments of States and UTs are requested to implement the system of registration of vehicles based on production of type approval certificate and Form 22.”
All authorized testing agencies carry out testing of prototype of the model and provide the type approval certificate. Form 22 is a quality certificate for compliance with pollution standards, safety standards of components and road worthiness.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
India's Commitment to Food Security: Ensuring Availability and Accessibility for All
Over 18.5 Lakh Crore food subsidy provided in last 9 years
India is committed to ensuring foodgrain availability and nutrition for its people. To ensure no one sleeps hungry, the Central Government provides subsidized food grains to States under the National Food Security Act  and other welfare schemes, including Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana . The Food Corporation of India  is reimbursed by the Central Government for the gap between the cost and the subsidized price of food grains supplied to states. States that follow Decentralized Procurement  methods receive direct subsidies from the Central Government based on the quantity of food grains they procure and distribute.
Over the last 9 years, food subsidy amounting to a total of Rs. 4.04 lakh crore has been released to DCP states, while Rs. 14.48 lakh crore has been released to FCI. Government of India has also decided to provide free-of-cost foodgrains to around 80 crore NFSA beneficiaries for one year from January 01, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
To further strengthen the foodgrain distribution in India, the One Nation, One Ration Card  was implemented. It enables beneficiaries, especially migrant workers and marginalized communities, to easily procure their food grains across the country, regardless of their location. From its initial launch in four states in 2019, ONORC has been successfully achieved in all 36 states and Union Territories, ensuring nation-wide portability of ration cards. So far, 105+ crore inter/intra state transactions have been recorded throughout the country under ONORC.
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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
National MSME Expedition Team reaches Lucknow
A National MSME Expedition team is on a journey of about 3500 kms across five states for making people aware about various Government schemes. The team has reached Lucknow after travelling by road from Delhi to Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Palwal, Agra, Firozabad, Fatehpur, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Banaras in Uttar Pradesh, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Buxar, Arra, Patna, Chhapra, Champaran in Bihar. It also visited Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sultanpur, Kannauj in UP.
Addressing the participants of the expedition team, UP Minister for MSME Shri Siddharth Nath Singh said, MSME has a special place among all the economic development related departments of the government. He suggested bringing all industry related issues under the purview of MSME.
Union Minister for MSME Shri Narayan Rane had flagged off this expedition team from Delhi on November 27th. The members of the campaign team met senior officers in these States to publicize various schemes of MSMEs through several meetings.
This campaign, organized on as part of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', is organizing 50 MSME meetings in rural areas and 25 MSME meetings in urban areas. So far, this expedition team has travelled and participated in a number of meetings and has encouraged thousands of people for self-employment.
Ministry of Defence
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF VISITS SIACHEN AND EASTERN LADAKH
Gen MM Naravane, Chief of Army Staff visited Siachen and Eastern Ladakh today and reviewed the operational situation in the sectors. He was accompanied by Lt Gen YK Joshi, Army Commander, Northern Command and Lt Gen PGK Menon, GOC, Fire & Fury Corps.
Gen Naravane interacted with the troops and complimented them for their steadfastness and high morale, while being deployed in some of the harshest terrain, altitude and weather conditions.
The COAS was later briefed by GOC Fire and Fury Corps on the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness in the Corps Zone. The Army Chief is scheduled to return back on 28 April 2021.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with President of Ukraine
Prime Minister met H.E. Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on 20 May 2023 in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit.
Prime Minister noted that the conflict in Ukraine has had a significant impact on the whole world. He, however, stressed that for him, this is not a political or economic issue but an issue of humanity, of human values.
Prime Minister appreciated Ukraine's cooperation in the safe evacuation of Indian students and welcomed the decision by Ukrainian institutions to hold examination in India for the students.
Prime Minister conveyed India's clear support for dialogue and diplomacy to find a way forward. He said that for a resolution of the situation, India and Prime Minister personally would do everything within our means.
Prime Minister said that India will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. President Zelenskyy briefed Prime Minister on the current situation in Ukraine. Both sides agreed to remain in touch.
Special Service and Features
NSO will conduct field surveys in Ernakulam district
The National Statistical Office , Field Operations Division  under the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation will conduct field surveys in Ernakulam district during the month of February. Field surveys in Kerala are conducted in safe zones notified by the State administration adhering to the COVID-19 protocol.
The NSO , is presently conducting three major households surveys ,namely the Periodic Labor Force Survey , the Annual Survey on Unincorporated Sector Enterprises  and the Urban Frame Survey .
NSO Regional Office, Thiruvananthapuram has requested the public to provide objective information and good cooperation regarding the surveys.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Action Plan to increase growth rate of Districts by 3-4%: Suresh Prabhu
Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu chairs a meeting on Role of Districts in Economic Growth
Union Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu today chaired a meeting for brainstorming and creating an action plan on role of districts in economic growth of the country. The aim of the meeting was to prepare an action plan to increase the growth rate at the district level by 3-4% per annum by accelerating economic activities. Larger aim of this initiative is to help India become a USD 5 trillion economy.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister said that to push growth further, a bottom-up approach is required. Therefore, districts need to be considered as planning and execution units, facilitating change at micro level. In order to achieve this aim, few districts including Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnam, across different states will be selected in phase 1 of the pilot project. Profile of the districts will be created, identifying strengths and local resources, so as to incorporate it with different sectors and verticals. Efforts will be made to converge government and private initiatives and introduce mechanism for handholding and mentoring. The Minister directed the officials to create an Action Plan in this regard at the earliest.
Representative from different Ministries including Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, MSME, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Statistics & Program Implementation along with NITI Aayog, Department of Economic Affairs and representatives of States of Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were present.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS BHOOMI SAMMAN 2023
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the “Bhoomi Samman” 2023 at a function organised by the Union Ministry of Rural Development in New Delhi today . The awards were received by State Secretaries and District Collectors along with their teams who have excelled in achieving saturation of the core components of Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that acceleration of rural development is essential for the overall development of the country. For the development of rural areas, modernization of land records is a basic requirement as the livelihood of most of the rural population is dependent on land resources. A comprehensive integrated land management system is of utmost importance for the overall development of rural areas.
The President said that digitization increases transparency. The modernization and digitization of land records would have a great impact on the development of the country. Digitization of land records and its linkages with various government departments would help in proper implementation of welfare schemes. It would also be of great help in case of loss of documents due to calamities like flood and fire.
The President was happy to note that under the Digital India Land Information Management System, a Unique Land Parcel Identification Number is being provided which could be useful like Aadhaar Card. She stated that this number would help in making proper use of the lands as well as forming and implementing new welfare schemes. Linking of E-Courts with land records and registration data-base would have many benefits. The transparency that is coming from digitization would curb unethical and illegal activities related to land.
The President said that access to land related information in a free and convenient manner would have many benefits. For example, it would help in resolving disputes related to ownership and use of land. She stated that a large population of our country is involved in disputes related to land and a lot of time of the administration and the judiciary is consumed in these matters. Through digitization and linkages of information, the energy of the people and institutions, which gets consumed in resolving disputes, would be utilized for development.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Assam becomes the 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card
With this, Food Security is now portable across all states/UTs through ONORC
Assam has become the 36th State/UT to implement One Nation One Ration Card . With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all the 36 states/UTs, making food security portable throughout the country.
During the last two years of COVID-19 pandemic, ONORC plan has significantly contributed in ensuring subsidized foodgrains to NFSA  beneficiaries, especially migrant beneficiaries. This is one-of-its-kind Citizen Centric initiative in the country, which is swiftly implemented in a short-span of time covering about 80 Crore beneficiaries, after being initiated in August 2019.
The objective of this beneficiary centric high-impact program is to empower all NFSA beneficiaries to become AtmaNirbhar for their food security anywhere in the country, through portability of their existing ration cards enabling them to seamlessly lift their entitled subsidized foodgrains  from any Fair Price Shop of their choice. This also enables their family members to lift balance/required amount of foodgrains on the same ration card at their native/ any place from the FPS of their choice.
Since its inception in August 2019, about 71 Crore portable transactions  have taken place under ONORC, delivering foodgrains equivalent to about Rs. 40,000 Crore in food subsidy through portability. About 64 Crore portable transactions have been recorded during COVID-19 period itself  delivering foodgrains equivalent to about Rs. 36,000 Crore in food subsidy through portability. Out of these 64 crore portable transactions, 27.8 crore portability transactions were recorded under PMGKAY , which was announced in March 2020 for distribution of additional free-of-cost foodgrains  to NFSA beneficiaries to mitigate the Covid induced hardships. Additionally, as a key indicator, presently a monthly average of about 3 Crore portable transactions are being recorded, delivering the subsidised NFSA and free PMGKAY foodgrains with anywhere flexibility to the beneficiaries.
Another dimension under ONORC plan is the ‘MERA RATION’ mobile application which has been rolled out to take maximum advantage of the ONORC plan. The mobile app is providing a host of useful real time information to the beneficiaries and is available in 13 languages. So far, the App has been downloaded more than 20 Lakh times from Google play store.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Indian delegation led by Union Agriculture Minister visits Agriculture Research Organisation , Volcani Institute, ALTA Precision Agriculture Co. Ltd. and Be’er Milka Farm at Israel
An Indian delegation led by Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar visited Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute of Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development today. The domain experts made a presentation before the Indian delegation on various areas of advanced agricultural research, precision agriculture, remote sensing and post-harvest technology. Discussions with the Indian delegation on potential areas of agriculture development were also held during the visit.
The demonstration on application of Drone technology- advanced techniques and interventions in agriculture operation were also shown to the Indian delegation during their visit by ALTA Precision Agriculture Co. Ltd. at Ganei Khna’an. At the end of day, the Minister visited Desert Farm at Be’er Milka, owned by an Indian origin farmer growing Indian vegetables in Negev desert area.
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Ms Jainus Jacob, a Teacher from Kerala among Special Invitees; Says it is a Proud Moment for Her
Kochi: Aug 14, 2023
Ms Jainus Jacob is a Primary School Teacher of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puranattukara, Thrissur. She is among the Special Invitees to the Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort, Delhi on August 15, 2023. Around 1,800 persons have been invited to listen to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from the ramparts of the iconic monument. The initiative to invite people from all walks of life across India, and be a part of the celebrations, has been taken by the Government in line with its vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
Speaking to us, Ms Jainus Jacob said that it was an extremely proud moment for her. A recipient of the National Award for Teachers in 2022, she said that the initiative to invite ordinary citizens to witness the Independence Day celebrations provided a rare opportunity for people like her to see and listen to the Prime Minister’s address at the Red Fort. She thanked the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and her family and friends for the support they were giving her in all her endeavours.
The Principal of the School Shri Sudhakaran P V said, “We see this as a recognition for the School and therefore we express our happiness…”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 607
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 215.94 Crore
More than 26 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 215.94 Crore  landmark milestone today. More than 26 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10414717
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2nd Dose
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10112511
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Precaution Dose
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6905903
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18435854
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2nd Dose
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17708580
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Precaution Dose
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13439681
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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40723106
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|
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2nd Dose
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31060634
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61829367
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2nd Dose
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52745586
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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560993790
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2nd Dose
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514665868
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Precaution Dose
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81463078
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203978314
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2nd Dose
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196697398
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Precaution Dose
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43092264
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127632915
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2nd Dose
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122962354
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Precaution Dose
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44612373
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1024008063
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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945952931
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Precaution Dose
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189513299
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Total
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2159474293
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 13th September, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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42
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2nd Dose
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317
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Precaution Dose
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11022
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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|
77
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2nd Dose
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383
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Precaution Dose
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18602
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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29601
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2nd Dose
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67821
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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8736
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2nd Dose
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29102
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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23711
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2nd Dose
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76412
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Precaution Dose
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1486280
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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3479
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2nd Dose
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15802
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Precaution Dose
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602250
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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1971
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2nd Dose
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9841
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Precaution Dose
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264606
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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67617
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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199678
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Precaution Dose
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2382760
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Total
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2650055
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President reviews status of various projects in Andhra Pradesh
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today reviewed the status of various projects of the Government of India being set up in Andhra Pradesh. Meeting the ministers concerned, he advised quick implementation of the projects.
The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal met the Vice President today and briefed him about the upcoming Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor , a coastal corridor project under the National Industrial Corridor Programme. The objective of the program is to develop futuristic industrial cities in India which can compete with the best manufacturing and investment destinations in the world.
Shri Naidu was also briefed by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri about the proposed greenfield petrochemical complex at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The Vice President wanted early resolution of any remaining issues and called for expediting the project. He also discussed with the Minister the status of various housing, SMART City and AMRUT projects sanctioned for the state.
Meeting later with the Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Shri Naidu enquired about the status of various tourism circuits and the development of Heritage Cities in the state. Shri Naidu was briefed on the status of the projects and advised Shri Reddy on the early completion of the pending works.